Yahoo.com: Jump on the Panthers bandwagon before it's too late

[Cary Kollins]

Shutdown Corner has us #11 in their preseason power ranking.  I know your hearts are fluttering just like mine. 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shutdown-countdown-jump-carolina-panthers-bandwagon-too-144534374.html

 

 

 

Carolina will be good this year with some normal luck. Quarterback Cam Newton was tremendous in the second half of the season after everyone tuned out the Panthers. The defensive front seven is one of the best in football. Many people will say they're surprised when the Panthers are in the playoffs this season, but they shouldn't be surprised at all.

 

This team’s best-case scenario for the 2013 season: Winning the NFC South. Had the Panthers won half of their game decided by less than a touchdown last year, they would have been 10-6, so they're not as far off as people think. If not for a very unlucky series of events late at Atlanta, they would have swept the Saints and Falcons last year. Newton and middle linebacker Luke Kuechly are already stars, even if not everyone realizes it. By the end of the year, the Panthers will get a lot more respect.

 

[pepaw]

Thank you very much for posting.

 

[Cary Kollins]

You're welcome.

[therealmjl]

Reasonable

[Cary Kollins]

"Carolina will be good this year with some normal luck."

 

I just love this quote.  How many worst case scenarios played out last season? Losing the coin flip how many games in a row?

 

It's time for some good fugging karma for this team. 

[L-TownCat]

I like it.  It's just like our QB, not quite ready to be listed as a top 10 candidate, but ready to take it to the next level this year cementing its place in the top 10 for the foreseeable future.

[Guest]

If they start and play through the season like they did over the last six, a winning season and perhaps a wild card spot would be realistic.

[Mage]

Sigh... I still can't get over how we lost to Atlanta the first game.  I am never one for "What if?" stuff because you can apply it to a lot of games but seriously, we had it won.  

The Kansas City and second Tampa Bay game hurt pretty bad too. 

[CLTPanther]

I think that TB loss at home was the worst. We had that fuggin game in the bag till the last drive

[Happy Panther]

Good article. But replace luck with good coaching.

[Johnny Rockets]

_{Everyone's favorite ESPN radio personality Cowherd basically said the same thing the other day about jumping on the Carolina bandwagon. Said they were going to be very good and they lost quite a few close games that another year of maturity would win for them this year.}  

 

 

[Doc Holiday]

_{Everyone's favorite ESPN radio personality Cowherd basically said the same thing the other day about jumping on the Carolina bandwagon. Said they were going to be very good and they lost quite a few close games that another year of maturity would win for them this year.}

Cowherd, ripped us to heck and back last year, now he thinks we could be good? Lol

I like the positive press but cowherd is going to say what ever he thinks will get people to listen to him, he's a sports talk radio version of a shock jock.

[Zaximus]

We need to play every single game like the Redskins game where they disrespected us by calling it a home-coming game.  A big chip on our shoulders let by the Kraken and Steve Smith.

[MadHatter]

First Atlanta game....gave it away

Second TB game....gave it away

Chicago game...dominated all game and gave it away

Dallas game...controlled game all day and gave it away

The smart analysts see this...that this team could have very easily (if not should have been). 11-5 last year.